Family troubles?

In this important, timely and thought-provoking publication, a wide range of contributors explore how troublesâ¿? feature in â¿¿normal families, and how the â¿¿normal features in â¿¿troubledâ¿? families.

About the author

Dr Jane Ribbens McCarthy is Reader in Family Studies, in the Centre for Citizenship, Identities and Governance (CCIG) at the Open University. Her research interests and publications focus on families and relationships, particularly children and young people's family lives, including their experiences of bereavement and loss. Dr Carol-Ann Hooper is Senior Lecturer in Social Policy at the University of York. She has worked in the overlapping fields of child protection and family support, gender and crime, and violence against women, for over 20 years. Val Gillies is Research Professor in Social and Policy Studies at the Weeks Centre for Social and Policy Research, London South Bank University. Her research interests focus on family, parenting, social class, and marginalised children and young people, and she has published extensively in journals on these topics.

Summary

In this important, timely and thought-provoking publication, a wide range of contributors explore how "troubles" feature in "normal" families, and how the "normal" features in "troubled" families.

Product details

• Authors: Jane Ribbens McCarthy
• Assisted by: Val Gillies (Editor), Val (University of Westminster) Gillies (Editor), Carol-Ann Hooper (Editor), Carol-Ann (University of York) Hooper (Editor), Jane Ribbens McCarthy (Editor), Jane (Faculty of Social Sciences Ribbens McCarthy (Editor)
• Publisher: Policy Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9781447304449
• ISBN: 978-1-4473-0444-9
• No. of pages: 386
• Dimensions: 170 mm x 244 mm x 21 mm
• Weight: 665 g
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general)